배우자 상속권의 강화에 관한 연구

Abstract

This study, made up of 6 chapters in all, aims to handle the details and problems of the spouse inheritance system under existing law, as well as to review the draft of inheritance laws proposed in 2014 by the civil law revision committee at the Ministry of Justice. In Chapter 1, introduction, this study describes its purpose and scope. In Chapter 2 it takes a general view of the spouse inheritance system, and researches the system in a comparison method. In Chapter 3 it shows the whole changes in the spouse inheritance system in Korea, and deals with the present system, and moreover addresses the features and problems of the system. In Chapter 4 it deals with the issues of whether to strengthen a spouse’s heirship and to compel adult children to support their aged parents. In addition, it generally reviews measures that have so far been proposed to strengthen the spouse’s heirship. In Chapter 5 it looks into the draft of inheritance laws proposed in 2014 by the civil law revision committee, and looks at the controversy over it. Also, this study suggests a way to strengthen the spouse’s heirship. In Chapter 6 this study summarizes the foregoing and looks at the urgent problems of the spouse inheritance system.